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What happens when a computer owned by your company appears to be right in the middle of a criminal act, a civil wrong or other unauthorized activity? What do you – IT manager, attorney, accountant, business owner – need to do when you suspect such foul play may need to be proven with computer evidence? Be careful – the answer is not obvious! If you’re thinking “forensics” is something for TV dramas and hardly relevant for you, Monroe County District Attorney Mike Green disagrees. This growing problem is touching all kinds of companies, and he wants you to know how to preserve the evidence that will enable the District Attorney’s Office to prosecute the parties responsible for disrupting your business. We've got an outstanding panel to teach you the basics of Computer Forensics 101. Jennifer Whitman, Chief of the County Court and Economic Crime Bureaus in the District Attorney’s Office, will describe how her bureau at the DA’s office handles crimes with computer-based evidence. Susan Ippoliti, of Solutions in Litigation, will review the process for responding to a civil incident that involves computer-based evidence, from the first steps in preserving evidence through working with specialists to achieve resolution in court or via settlement. Jerry Grant, Acting Chief, National IT LAN Application & Policy Support Team, United States Courts, will provide an overview of the technical aspects of handling computer-based evidence, including specialized equipment and laboratories and the rigorous procedures executed by forensic experts to preserve the chain-of-custody. Whether it’s theft of IP; harassment using a company-provided cell phone; or the use of corporate assets to engage in illegal activities like porn, phishing, theft of service, copyright violations and more, the people on the other side are likely to be experts - you can’t afford not to know what to do. Our panelists provided a number of useful links during their presentations. We encourage you to deepen your understanding of this topic with further research. Jennifer Whitman Jerry Grant Susan Ippoliti Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2008
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ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS Michael C. Green Mike Green was elected Monroe County District Attorney in 2003 and took office January 1, 2004. Under his leadership the office is combating violent crime and homicides by targeting armed violent felons, drug dealers, and those illegally carrying guns. Mr. Green is working to bring law enforcement together to attack crime through his leadership role in efforts such as Operation Impact, Ceasefire, and Project Exile. Every year Green has been District Attorney his office been the leading large office in New York State for DWI conviction percentage. Working with the Domestic Violence Consortium, Green has implemented innovative prosecution protocols for domestic violence cases that include evidence based prosecution. District Attorney Green implemented Project Step Up, using money seized from drug dealers to fund an educational and recreational program for teens at the Boys and Girls Club. District Attorney Green has also partnered with the Boys and Girls club to support a literacy program for children. Prior to being elected District Attorney, Mr. Green served as an Assistant District Attorney for 17 years. For the three years before his election, he served as the First Assistant District Attorney, responsible for the homicide prosecutions in Monroe County. He has served in numerous other capacities in the office, including as the Capital Crimes Prosecutor, Deputy Chief of the Major Felony Bureau, Chief of the DWI Bureau, and trial attorney in the Major Felony Bureau. He has tried over 100 jury trials, and has prosecuted over 30 homicide cases. He has been lead prosecutor on four first degree murder cases, including one of the few capital cases to end with a death sentence in New York. As District Attorney, Green continues to personally prosecute homicide and other high profile cases. District Attorney Green has been recognized for his work with crime victims and survivors, receiving the Audrey Smith Award from Families and Friends of Murdered Children and Victims of Violence, and a certificate of recognition from the Monroe County/City of Rochester Coalition for Crime Victims. Mr. Green has served as faculty for the National College of District Attorneys at the National Advocacy Center. In addition he has lectured for the New York Prosecutors Training Institute, the Monroe County Bar Association, the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office, the Monroe County Criminal Justice Training Center, the New York State Law Enforcement Training Directors, the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators, and many others. He is a past regional vice president of the Association of Government Attorneys in Capital Litigation. Mike is active in the community, serving on boards for Families and Friends of Murdered Children, the Boys and Girls Club of Rochester, The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Green has also tutored students in the first through fourth grades at school 29 in Rochester. He was the former chair of the Criminal Justice Section of the Monroe County Bar Association and member of the Judiciary Committee. Jerry Grant Jerry Grant is the Acting Chief, National IT LAN Application and Policy Support Team, for the Administrative Office of the United States Courts - Office of Defender Services. He oversees the automation program and provides national IT support and management for national projects and local area networks. Mr. Grant is based out of the Western District of New York, supports the local offices, and travels frequently around the country. He is involved with numerous committees overseeing computer forensics, automation training, and setting IT policies and standards. Mr. Grant also owns a computer consulting business specializing in computer forensics, network installations, software design, training and system implementation. He has extensive technical training and is the recipient of numerous certificates in specialized computer forensics, training and programming. Mr. Grant has over 25 years of industry experience and has been involved in forensic computer examinations, litigation support and expert testimony for federal cases. He has lectured at dozens of national and local conferences on the subject of forensic examinations, computer automation and litigation support software. Susan G. Ippoliti Susan Ippoliti is the President & CEO of Solutions In Litigation, LLC, a litigation support company in Rochester, NY. She is also the Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated Office Management Systems. She graduated from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY in May of 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science. Ms. Ippoliti’s past work history includes a long career as a paralegal in the Rochester community. She has worked in several specialties of litigation such as: labor and employment law, architectural design and construction malpractice, products liability, trade secrets misappropriation, asbestos litigation and personal injury. Ms. Ippoliti has been named as one of the paralegals to be featured in a book by author Carole Bruno and published by Thompson Delmar Learning: “Lessons from the Top Paralegal Experts: The 15 Most Successful Paralegals in America and What You Can Learn From Them.” The book is due out for publication in 2008. Ms. Ippoliti is the Vice President and Director of Profession Development of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc. (NFPA). NFPA is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Ms. Ippoliti’s past leadership roles with NFPA include Vice President & Director of Membership, member of the Marketing Committee and Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee. She has been a proud member of the Paralegal Association of Rochester, Inc. since 1998. Ms. Ippoliti is a National Estrin Paralegal Conference speaker and has presented such topics as electronic discovery, ethical dilemmas facing today’s paralegals, networking, media relations, vendor selection, legal drafting and regulation. She is currently an Adjunct Professor at Monroe Community College’s Paralegal Studies Program. Jennifer A. Whitman Jennifer Whitman is the Chief of the Non-Violent Felony and Financial Crime and Technology Bureau in the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office. Ms. Whitman began her career working as a legal assistant for Nixon, Hargrave, Devans and Doyle and A. Vincent Buzard from 1981 through 1985. She then attended Albany Law School and in January, 1989, she joined the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office as an Assistant District Attorney working in local criminal courts. From 1990 to September, 1997, Ms. Whitman worked in the DWI Bureau, County Court Bureau, and Violent Felony Offender Bureau. In September, 1997, she was promoted to Special Assistant District Attorney, Chief of the Economic Crime Bureau. The Economic Crime Bureau deals with embezzlements, insurance frauds, welfare fraud and complex white collar crimes along with computer crime. In January, 2004, Ms. Whitman became the Bureau Chief for the Financial Crime and Technology and Non-Violent Felony Bureau. She has prosecuted over 90 felony trials including murder and white collar cases. Ms. Whitman attended Rochester Institute of Technology where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice in 1980, followed by her Juris Doctor Degree from Albany Law School in 1988.
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